Playa de las Americas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a seat, let's have a look at Playa de las Americas. It's a bit of a slow starter over the next few days. The surf is tiny, just 1 ft from the NW on Friday the 14th, with a light cross-off breeze, and honestly, it's pretty poor. Not worth getting wet for.

Things start to show a little life on Saturday the 15th. We get glassy conditions in the morning, and the swell swings around to the SSW, but it's still only 1 ft. The period is a whopping 18 seconds, which is a proper long-period groundswell, but with that sort of size, you're really just bobbing around. The combined energy is weak (82), so it's very ordinary.

Sunday the 16th is where it gets interesting. The morning is glassy, and by the afternoon the swell bumps up to 2 ft from the SSW with a 16-second period. The wave energy starts to kick in at 241 (moderate), and conditions are glassy. That's our first real window of clean, groomed waves.

Then Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th keep the trend going. The swell holds around 2 ft to 3 ft from the SSW, still with a lovely long period (15-16 seconds). The mornings are glassy, and the wave energy is solidly in the moderate range (239-375). The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The standout session is likely Monday the 17th morning. You've got 3 ft of SSW groundswell, a 16-second period pushing plenty of energy (375), and zero wind. It will be glassy, clean, and the best combination of size and shape on offer. This break is a beach and reef setup, so with that long period, the reef sections should line up really nicely. It's an exposed spot, and crowds are likely, but that's the price for the best waves in the window.

Wednesday the 19th morning is also a good one – glassy again with 3 ft from the SSW and 363 energy – but the afternoon gets a touch of onshore wind which messes with the quality. The rest of the week holds some decent, clean surf, but the size dips back below 3 ft. By the time we get to the 22nd, the swell size is dropping, and the energy fades. From the 24th onwards, we're back to knee-high slop with very weak energy, until it fizzles out completely by the 29th.

So, to cap it off: a slow start, but a nice little pulse of clean, long-period groundswell from the SSW from the 16th through the 21st. Get on it Monday morning the 17th for the best of it.

Rusty.

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